Whether you’ve been working with cPanel for days or years, sometimes there’s a change you need to make and you’re not sure how to do it. All HostDime customers have the option of Live Chat or our Ticketing System for assistance. And now we present, exclusively to HostDime customers a comprehensive and informative cPanel Guide written by Aric P., Manager of Linux Advanced Support for HostDime.com.
From adding emails to uploading files to managing databases, this guide will provide you everything you need to know to use cPanel like a pro.
Click here to view the full HostDime cPanel Guide pdf. (You will need your CORE username and password to access it)
Highlights:
Introduction to cPanel
– includes how to login, getting to know your way around the interface and navigation.
Wizards and Tutorials
– includes the Getting Started Wizard and Video Tutorials for those who like to take in information visually.
Customizing cPanel
– includes style changes, languages, bookmarking cPanel
Managing Email
– creating, deleting and configuring email accounts as well as mail server and port information, spam blocking and how to use Webmail.
How to Backup and Restore Data
– How to use full and partial backups for directories, databases and email information; manually or with the Backup Wizard. (Can I just interject here that it is ALWAYS a good idea to keep your own backup of your site at all times ^VF).
The cPanel File Manager
– file management tools that allow you to add, delete and modify files without using FTP, including updates, permissions and directories.
Using WebDav (Web Disk)
– instructions on how to use this product to manage files associated with your website as though they were a part of your personal computer.
Monitoring Disk Space Usage
– helps you keep track of the amount of disk space your hosting account is using
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
– managing FTP accounts to upload and download information to your website and setting up alternate accounts for other users.
Web Logs and Statistics
– Learn how to view the list of the latest visitors to your website, error logs and the amount of bandwidth being used.
Security
– Setup for password protected directories, IP Address blocking, SSH (Shell) Access, Hotlink Protection and Mail Encryption,
Domain Management
– Managing Subdomains, Addon Domains, Parked Domains, Redirects and DNS Zone changes.
Databases
– Creating MySQL databases manually and with MySQL Database Wizard and how to use PHPMyAdmin to manage MySQL databases.
Software and Services
– CGI Software, Install and Remove Software, PERL modules, PHP modules and settings, Fantastico, Softaculous, Joomla and WordPress
Advanced Features
– Apache handlers, image management, web index management, custom error pages, Cron jobs, FrontPage Extensions, Network Tools and MIME types.
We hope you find this guide to be useful. If you have any questions or concerns not covered here, please feel free to contact our support team at any time, day or night. We’re always here to help you and we appreciate your business!
Click here for the full guide. You will need your CORE username and password to access it and save it to your computer. Please don’t print it if you can avoid it – It’s 192 pages, save the trees.
This is really a great guide Aric. Very well written, detailed and informative. Thank you